Prayer for Family

Dear Lord, bless our family.

Be so kind as to give us the unity, peace and mutual love

that you found in your own family in the little town of Nazareth.

St Joseph bless the head of our family.

Obtain for him the strength, the wisdom and the prudence

he needs to support and direct those under his care.

Mother Mary, bless the mother of our family.

Help her to be pure and kind,

Gentle and self-sacrificing.

For the more she resembles you,

the better will be our family be.

Lord Jesus, bless the children of our family.

Help them to be obedient and devoted to their parents.

Make them more and more like You.

Let them grow, as You did in wisdom and age

and grace before God and man.

Holy family of Nazareth,

make our family and home more and more like Yours

until we are all one family, happy and

at peace in our true home

with you.

Amen